This piece hit hard! (In a meaningful way.) Although my circumstances are different from yours, I know the feeling of seeing a friend's good news, especially when they achieved something I wanted to achieve, and rueing what might have been. Then I feel doubly worse, because it makes me feel terrible that I feel that way. It's been a process to move past that, but I think I've gotten better at it as I've aged and gained more life experience. Don't know if I'll ever fully move past it, but as you said, life is complicated.
Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. I love these posts.
Thank you, Chris! I'm so glad it resonated. And getting older and gaining life experience does help a lot — I'm glad you mentioned that! I didn't incorporate that into my piece, but I kept thinking about that aspect.
Happy news is subjective. Acknowledge it, then let is pass like a deep breath. Then go and focus on your amazing kid, partner, writing skills, and other awesome sauce things that make up your life which people envy.
What a great post. And what a gift you have with Becca, that was my first thought reading that. That's a soul deep relationship. I have to ponder the rest a little more, because I'm a wee bit addle brained from hand surgery this morning... one handed typing and having to form a thought isn't making the connection today. But, I did notice that paragraph about the But's you insert. It doesn't serve you well, if you need a filler in your head use however. Saying this as a prior over user/abuser of the would but. :) Deep post Katie. Loved it. Be well my friend.
This piece hit hard! (In a meaningful way.) Although my circumstances are different from yours, I know the feeling of seeing a friend's good news, especially when they achieved something I wanted to achieve, and rueing what might have been. Then I feel doubly worse, because it makes me feel terrible that I feel that way. It's been a process to move past that, but I think I've gotten better at it as I've aged and gained more life experience. Don't know if I'll ever fully move past it, but as you said, life is complicated.
Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. I love these posts.
Thank you, Chris! I'm so glad it resonated. And getting older and gaining life experience does help a lot — I'm glad you mentioned that! I didn't incorporate that into my piece, but I kept thinking about that aspect.
Happy news is subjective. Acknowledge it, then let is pass like a deep breath. Then go and focus on your amazing kid, partner, writing skills, and other awesome sauce things that make up your life which people envy.
Thanks, friend. You are wise!
What a great post. And what a gift you have with Becca, that was my first thought reading that. That's a soul deep relationship. I have to ponder the rest a little more, because I'm a wee bit addle brained from hand surgery this morning... one handed typing and having to form a thought isn't making the connection today. But, I did notice that paragraph about the But's you insert. It doesn't serve you well, if you need a filler in your head use however. Saying this as a prior over user/abuser of the would but. :) Deep post Katie. Loved it. Be well my friend.